Compartment freight car



Mwco 20, 1923. 1,4493%. A. H. SMITH.

COMPARTMENT FREIGHT CA'R'.

FILED DEC. 21, 1921- 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- Mar 20, 1923.

A. H. SMITH.

COMPARTMENT FREIGHT CAR.

FILED DEC. 21, 192].

Z SHEET SHEET 2.

Patented Pillar. 1923.

ALFRED H. $MITH, F CHAIPPAQUA, NEW YORK;

comrnnrmnnr FREIGHT CAR.

Application filed. December 21, 1921. serial No. 524,038.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Anrnnn H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Chappaqua, in the county of-Westchester and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CompartmentFreight Cars, of which the following is a specification.

It is now the practice to ship less than car-load lots in separatecontainers, and load a plurality of these containers ona carrier, and itfrequently becomes necessary to move one or more of the containers fordeposit at intermediate stations; therefore, it is necessary to havesome means of maintaining the remaining containers on the carrieragainst rocking and shifting, and it is the object of my invention toprovide such means.

My invention consists of the combination of a carrier having side andend walls projecting a material distance above the platform, andfunctioning asbulkheads between which containers may be placed, andabutments pivotally mounted on the top of the side walls of the carrieradapted to engage the containers above the top -of said side walls tohold them against shifting and rocking on the carrier.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a carrier and containers, partly brokenaway, with my invention shown in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the carrier and two containers,parts being broken away, with my invention in position, and

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

The reference numeral 1 designates the, carrier, with the platform 2thereon, and 3 designates the side walls, or bulkheads, all of which maybe of the usual construction, the side walls being provided with theusual angle iron 4 at the top edge thereof.

The casting 5 is secured to the side wall, or bulkhead, 3 immediatelyunder the angle irOn 4, to which casting is secured a latch 6, by thehinged joint 7, said latch 6 overlying the angle plate 4: and projectingupwardly and inwardly therefrom as at 8. The hasp 9 4 is :adapted tooverlie the latch 6 and hold said latch in operative position. Thebearings 10 are secured in an oblique position on the top of the angleiron 4 in which isjournaled stub shaft 11, to which stub shaft issecured an abutment 12 terminating in a cam shaped end 13. which isadapted to engage a wear plate 14 on the container 15, as clearly showninseveral views of the draw ing. These abutments are arranged in pairsat intervals throughout the length of the carrier as shown in Figure 1,and the abutments in each pair are designed to overla one another andengage the walls of two a 7 gacent containers 15 as clearly shown inFigure 1, whereby the containers are firmly.

secured against rocking and shifting on the carrier. 1

. The side walls, or bulkheads, are provided on their inner faces withwear plates 16 which are engaged by the guides 17 on the containers,said guides being convex throughout their length and assist inpositioning the containers on the carrier, and maintaining thecontainers against shifting transversely of the carrier. 4

Transverse bulkheads 18 are disposed at intervals throughout the lengthof the car between which the containers are arranged. It is obvious thatchanges may be made in the details of construction without departingfrom the scope of the appended claims. What I claim is: Y 1. Thecombination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting'amaterial distance above the platform of the carrier. and functioning asbulkheads, containers adapted to be positioned between said walls, andabutments pivotally mounted on the top of'thesaid' side walls of thecarrier and adapted to engagethe containers above the top of the saidside walls to hold them against shifting and rocking on the platform.

2. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial distance above the platform of the carrier, and functioning asbulkheads, containers adapted to be positioned between said walls. andabutments pivotally mounted on the top of the said side walls of thecarrier and adapted to engage the containers above the top of the saidside walls to hold them againstv shifting and rocking oh the platform,and means to lock said abutments in operative position.

3. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial distance above the platform of the carrier and functioning asbulkheads, of transverse bulkheads on the platform of the carrierextending from side to side thereof and terminating short of the top ofthe side walls,

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containers adapted to be positioned between the saidv walls andbulkheads, and abutments pivotally mounted on the side walls of thecarrier and adapted to engage the containers' and functioning asbulkheads, containers adapted to be positioned between said walls, andabutments pivotally mounted on and obliquely positioned with respect tothe top of the side Walls and adapted to engage the containers and holdthem against shifting and rocking on the platform.

5. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial distance above the platform of the carrier and functioning asbulkheads, containers adapted to be positioned between said walls, andabutments pivotally mounted on and obliquely positioned wit respect tothe top of the side walls and adapted to engage the containers and holdthem against shifting and rocking on the platform, and means lockingsaid abutments in their operative position.

6. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial distance above the platform of the carrier.

and functioning as bulkheads, containers adapted to be positionedbetween the side walls abutments arranged in pairs and disposedobliquely on the top of and with respect to the side walls and adaptedto overlie one another and enga e the adjacent walls of two containersto'ho d the containers against shifting and rocking on the platform.

7? The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial distance above the platform of .the carrier and functioning asbulkheads, containers adapted to" be positioned between the side walls,abutments arranged in pairs and disposed obliquely on the top of andwith respect to the side walls and adapted to overlie one another andengage the adjacent walls of two containers to hold the containersagainst shifting and rocking on the platform and means to hold saidabutments in operative position.

8. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls projecting amaterial and, functioning as bulkheads, containers adapted to bepositioned between the side walls, abutments arranged in pairs anddisposed obliquely on the top of and with respect to the side walls andadapted to overlie one anotherand engage the adjacent walls of twocontainers to hold the containers against shifting and rocking on theplatform, and an arm adapted to overlie the abutments in their operativeposition, and means to lock said arm in said position.

9. The combination with a carrier having side and end walls and aplatform, wear plates positioned on the side walls at inter vals, ofcontainers adapted to be positioned between said walls, and convexguides secured to walls of the containers adapted to engage said wearplates on the side walls and abutments engaging the containers above thetop of the side walls, whereby the the containers are held againstshifting and rocking on the platform.

In testimony whereof I atlix my si nature.

ALFRED n. s rrn.

distance above the platform of the carrier

